General Financial Rules (GFR) 2017

 Syllabus of Direct Recruitment KVS- 2024

Part	Subjects	Topics
Paper I	Part I Syllabus
	General English	Word Power, Reading Comprehension, Grammar & Usage with emphasis on communicative and administrative usage
	General Hindi	शब्द सामर्थ्य, पठन कौशल, व्याकरण और प्रयुक्ति
	Part II Syllabus
	Perspectives on Education and Leadership	(A) Perspectives in Education NEP-2020 - Foundational Literacy and Numeracy; Equitable and Inclusive Education: Learning for All; Curriculum and Pedagogy in Schools; Holistic & Integrated Learning; Competency-based learning and Education Historically studying the National Policies in education with special reference to school education Role of school in achieving aims of education. Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Guiding Principles for Child Rights, Protecting and provisioning for the rights of children to a safe and secure school environment School Curriculum Principles: Perspective, Learning and Knowledge, School Stages, Pedagogy and Assessment, Curricular Areas   (b) Understanding the Learner Concept of growth, maturation and development, principles and debates of development, development tasks and challenges Domains of Development: Physical, Cognitive, Socio-emotional, Moral etc., Deviations in development and its implications Understanding Adolescence: Needs, challenges and implications for designing institutional support. Role of Primary and Secondary Socialization agencies. Ensuring Home school continuity. Mental Health and well-being (MANODARPAN)   (c) Understanding Teaching Learning Theoretical perspectives on Learning - Behaviorism, Constructivism and Cognitivism with reference to their implications for - i. The role of the teacher and learner ii. Nature of teacher-student relationship iii. Classroom environment  iv. Choice of teaching methods, etc. v. Understanding of discipline, power etc 2. Factors affecting learning and their implications for Planning student activities, Designing classroom instructions and Creating learning spaces in school 3. Planning and Organization of Teaching-Learning i. Concept of Syllabus, Competency-based Education, Overt and Hidden Curriculum ii. Preparation of school time table iii. Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, Early Childhood Care and Education iv. Competency-based Education, Experimental Learning  v. Instructional material and resources vi. Instructional Plans - Unit Plan, Lesson Plan, Year Plan vii. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching-learning  viii. Assessment of learning, for learning and as learning: Meaning, purpose and considerations in planning each. ix. Enhancing Teaching Learning processes: Reflections and Dialogues as a means of constructivist teaching, Classroom Observation and Feedback, etc.   (d) Creating Conducive Learning Environment Inclusive Education: The concepts of disability, diversity, and Inclusion, implications of disability as a social construct, types of disabilities-their identification and interventions Provisioning for guidance and counselling. Concept of School Mental Health, addressing the curative, preventive and promotive dimensions of mental health for all students and staff, etc. Developing School and community as a learning resource   (e) School Organization and Leadership Leader as a reflective practitioner, team builder, initiator, coach and mentor. Perspectives on School Leadership - instructional, distributed and transformative Using School Processes and forums for strengthening teaching-learning, timetabling, parent-teacher forums, using achievement data for improving teaching-learning, school assembly, school self-assessment and Improvement, teacher development forums, etc. Creating partnerships with community, industry and other neighbouring schools and Higher Education Institutes-forming learning communities
Paper II	Part I Syllabus (General Awareness, Reasoning & Proficiency in Computers)
	General Knowledge & Current Affairs	Polity, Economics, Indian Art & Culture, Everyday Science, Scientific Research, Awards, Books & their authors, Sports, History- Ancient, Medieval & Modern, Geography, Current Affairs, etc.
	Reasoning Ability	Puzzles and Seating Arrangement, Blood Relation, Logical Reasoning, Mirror Image, Order and Ranking, Verbal and non-verbal types, analogies, similarities, Directions, Coding-decoding, Syllogism, and more.
	Computer Literacy	General Concept of Social Networking, Abbreviations, Internet, Web Technology, History and Evaluation of Computers, Computer Software & Hardware, Generations and Types of Computers, Basic Computer Terminology & Shortcuts, Operating Systems, Computer Memory or Storage Devices, etc.
	Part II Syllabus
	School Administration & Finance	Leave travel concession rules for school safety and security, CCS (CCA) Rules, CCS (Conduct) Rules, CCS (Leave) Rules, Fundamental & Supplementary Rules, Pension Rules & New Pension Scheme, Medical Attendance Rules, Provident Fund Rules, etc.

KVS Principal Exam Pattern

It becomes important to have a good understanding of the exam for which you are preparing. Check out the table below to know the exam pattern for KVS Principal:

Test	Subjects	Number of Question	Total Marks	Time
Paper 1
Part - I	Proficiency in Languages
	General English	15	30	150 minutes
	General Hindi	15
Part II	Perspectives on Education and Leadership
	Understanding the learner	15	120
	Understanding Teaching Learning	30
	Creating a Conducive Learning Environment	15
	School Organization & Leadership	30
	Perspectives in Education	30
Total		150	150	150
Paper 2
Part - I	General awareness, Reasoning & Proficiency in Computers
	General Awareness & Current Affairs	20	50	150 minutes
	Reasoning Ability	20
	Computer Literacy	10
Part II	Administration & Finance	100	100
Total		150	150	150